6 May 2018

Man dies in flames in Dunedin carpark

4:20 pm on 6 May 2018

A man has died in flames in a carpark in Dunedin.

Police tape up at a cordon.

Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly

Emergency services were called to King Edward Street just before 11am this morning.

A member of the public tried to extinguish the flames, but the man died at the scene.

Police said the man's death was not suspicious.

A formal identification process is under way and police are working to notify the man's next of kin.